Transporting vehicle



Nov. 14, 1939. G. R. DEMPsTER 2.179.778

TRANSPORT ING VEHICLE Filed June 17, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet `1 l 11ml g i l :QR @um l N I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 G. R. DEMPSTER TRANSPORTING VEHICLE Flled June 17 1938 Nov. 14, 1939.

Patented Nov. 14, 1939 UNITED STATES .PA-TENT ortica TRANSPORTING VEHICLE George R. Dempster, Knoxville, Tenn.

Application June 17, 1938, Serial No. 214,371 2 claims. (C1. 214-75) This invention relates to transporting vehicles Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the and more particularly to that class of transtrack or way turned dOWD 111120 aDlJrOXimately porting vehicles wherein the load is carried in a horizontal position. container, transported to its destination and then Referring to the drawings, in which like refer- 5 either dumped from the container, or the conence numerals indicate like parts threugheut the 5 tainer, with the contained load is deposited on several views, I indicates the rear end of the the ground, frame or chassis of a. truck with the end there- In transporting vehicles of this class it has 0f extending 011i? bei/0nd the reel' Wheel 0f the heretofore been proposed to elevate and support truck. it being understood that there are two a. detachable container along a track or way of such parts 0f the frame I, one on either side 10 mounted on the. frame of the vehicle well to the of the truck, and 2 indicates suitable rails or rear of the axle thereof. The material with bers, preferably in the form 0f angle bars at- Which the container is loaded .is frequently of tached as by Clamps 3-3 ebOVe the Side frames great weight, such for example, as stone or brick, I, the ends of the bars 2 extending t0 the rear and the presence of this great weight during approximately the Same distance as the frame 15 transportation to the rear of the rear axle of the bars I. 4 Ais a shaft extending eel'OSS- the reel 0f vehicle places an undesirable strain upon the the vehicle from side to side and with its ends structure. projecting outward beyond the bars 2 (as shown The object of this invention is to provide a in Fig. 3), Seid Shaft being mounted to turn in vehicle having an upwardly extending track or bearings 5 formed 0n 01' belted t0 the reel' ends 20 way pivoted on the vehicle to turn in a vertical of the bars 2. TWO rails 5 0f the track 0I' Way are plane and means for elevating a loaded container hinged t0 turn eIOlmd the She-ft 4 (See FIES- 4 up said track or way. together with power means and 5) and are each provided With a downward for turning said track or way around its pivot extension 5' 0f a length 150 reeeh the ground to the end that the container may be deposited When the rails 6 are upright. It Will thus be seen 25 upon the chassis of the framework of the vehicle that the track or Way, composed 0f the rail bars `over or well forward of the rear axle of the 6. may be turned OIWaIdly around the Shaft vehicle. from an upwardly extending and approximately The inventive idea is capab1e of receiving a. upright position into an approximately horizontal variety of mechanical expressions, one of which position, aS Shown in FigS- 2 and 5- The bottoms 30 for the purpose of illustrating the `invent-,ion 1s of the rails 6, 6, constituting the track or way, are shown in the accompanying drawings, but it is to held between the bearing part 5 and a washer 1 be expressly understood that such drawings are (Fig. 3) between the respective rails and a drum for the purpose of illustration only and are not 8 keyed t0 the Shaft 4. Between the tWO rails designed to denne the iimits of the invention, 6, 6, there is keyed onto the shaft Il a drum 9. 35 reference being had to the appended claims for preferably 0f less diameter than the two drums a. this purpose. Mounted within the framework of the truck In said drawingsforward of the track or way is a cylinder l0, Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of a rear porthe rearwardly projecting piston rod I0' of which 4o tion of a truck having a track or way pivoted bears a pulley II around which passes a cable I2, 40 thereto and a container resting against said one end of which is xedly secured. as at I3, to track or way in a horizontal plane well above the frame of the machine well to the rear of the the rear axle of the truck; piston I0. The cable I2 after passing around Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the track or the pulley Il passes to and is wound around the way and its supported container turned downdrum 8. Means are provided for supplying fluid 45 wardly and forwardly from the position shown in under pressure to either side of the piston I l Fig. 1, with the container resting in a plane above as desired, and under control of the operator of the rear axle of the vehicle and substantially in the machine, said fluid pressure being preferably front thereof derived from the truck motor. By this means the Fig. 3 is a broken detail plan view of part of shaft 4 and with it the drums 8 and 9 are ro- 50 they operating mechanism; tated. Cables I4 are wound on the drums 3 and Fig. 4 is a broken detail in elevation illustratextend upward therefrom over guide sheaves l5 ing the manner of pivoting the track or way to turning on shaft I9 and then downward and rearthe vehicle and with the track or way extending ward to any suitable point as at I6, where they upwardly; and are connected to the container I1, preferably by 55 means of a detachable connection, such as hooks I8. The shaft I9 extends across between the rails of the track or way, the guide sheaves being outside of the respective rails. If desired the lower ends of the rails 6, 6 of the track or way may also be connected by a rod 20 extending between the rails of the track and near the bottom thereof. By this means there is provided a rigid track or way normally extending upwardly on the rear of the truck and capable of a pivotal action, whereby the entire track or way may be moved downward from its upright .position and in a vertical plane extending forwardly from the rear of the truck and toward the forward portion thereof. For the purpose of effecting this movement, the rails of the track or way have a rod 2l extending from one rail to the other, and pivotally connected to this rod 2l is a piston rod 22 connected to a piston in the cylinder 23. This cylinder is pivoted at 2l to any suitable part of the truck frame and well forward of the track or way. Fluid under pressure may be admitted to either side of the piston as desired, as by means of a valve 25 under control of the operator of the truck.

As shown in Fig. 1, the piston in the cylinder I has been operated to raise the container I'I along the track or way into a horizontal plane Well above the rear axle of the truck. With the parts in this position, when fluid under pressure is admitted to the right-hand side of the piston in the cylinder 23, the track or way, together with its suspended container, is turned around the shaft 4 from the upright position shown in Fig. 1, to the approximately horizontal position shown in Fig. 2, with the container resting on the track or way 6 well above the rear axle of the truck and with the greater portion thereof well forward of the axle.

It will be apparent, of course, that by having the track or way slightly longer and raising the container somewhat higher than shown in Fig. 1, the container, when the track or way is laid down in the position shown in Fig. 2, may be placed well forward of the rear axle of the truck.

The container may be of any suitable or usual construction with bottom, side or top doors as desired, but as here shown the side II of the container is open, and when the container is in the position shown in' Fig. 2, this side is the upper side of the container, so that the contents of the container are readily retained therein. This construction is particularly desirable with certain classes of material to be transported, for example, bricks may be readily placed in the container and remain therein as the same is elevated into the position shown in Fig. 1, and when the track and with it the container is let down in the position shown in Fig. 2, the open4 side I1 is uppermost, and the bricks cannot fall out during transportation. When the truck reaches its destination the track, with the container, is elevated from the position -shown in Fig. 2 by admitting fluid under pressure at the left-hand side of the piston in the cylinder 23, whereupon the track, and with i`t the container. is raised to the position shown in Fig. 1. Thereupon the piston in the cylinder I0 may be moved to lower the container to the ground and the attaching hooks I8 released. By this means the bricks are delivered at their destination without dumpage and without breakage; and they may be removed from the container by workmen, such as hod carriers, etc. When the container is empty the truck that brings one loaded container, sets it on the ground, picks up the empty container and carries it back to the brick kiln.

Preferably the track or way, when in upright position, is inclined slightly forward on the truck, and for the purpose of assuring such slight forward inclination there is provided a stop 25 (Figs.4 and 5) against which the lower end of the rails of the track abut and limit the rearward movement of the upper portion thereof. This stop can be placed in position to give the track or way, when in upright position, such forward slant or inclined position as maybe desired.

It will be seen that by the means described the loaded container may be quickly and readily lifted from the ground and deposited upon the truck above or forward of the rear axle of the truck. Moreover, when the destination of the load has been reached the track or way may be readily raised into an upright position and the container deposited on the ground.

What is claimed is:

1. In a. transporting vehicle, the combination of a power shaft extending across the rear end of the vehicle, a. track or way pivoted to turn on said power shaft in a vertical plane, means for revolving said power shaft, drums on said shaft exterior to the track and on each side thereof, a second shaft extending across said track above said power shaft with its ends projecting outside of the track or Way, guide sheaves on the projecting ends of said second shaft, a container movable up and down on said track or Away, cables on said drums and extending over said guide sheaves to said container, and means turning said track or way in a vertical plane on said power shaft.

2. In a transporting vehicle, the combination of a shaft mounted upon and extending across the rear of the vehicle, a track or way mounted on said shaft to turn in a vertical plane, a drum keyed to said shaft intermediate the rails of the track or way, a cable wound on said drum, a power cylinder having a piston rod connected to said cable for revolving said shaft, two additional drums one on each end of said shaft outside of said track or way, a rod extending across said track or way with its ends projecting outside thereof, sheaves one` on each end of said rod outside of said track or way, a container, cables wound on the drums on ends of said shaft and passing over said sheaves to said container. a power cylinder pivoted at its forward end on the vehicle and having a piston rod pivotally connected to said track or way.

GEORGE R. DEMPSTER. 

